About

Carlos Flores is an interdisciplinary artist, lone-wolf activist, reverse-banditry organizer, and hacker-space maker based in Chicago. His work varies from painting and ceramics to collaborative installations and performances that explore how material methodology and linguistics engender identity. Themes of autofiction, autoconstrucción, queerness, alienation, and celebration are ingrained in his work.

For last two years, he has been investing his efforts in rigging up predatory efforts by real estate investors targeting vulnerable populations in working-class neighborhoods. Currently, he's working on launching a startup—that is both a business and a critical artwork—to take on the growing problem of displacement in Little Village and to fund a community art center.

b. Guadalajara, México

l. Chicago, Illinois

Education

2018 –

Visual Arts Certificate Program, University of Chicago Graham School

2016 –

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago